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Douglas, Archibald, 1653-1712 (1st Earl of Forfar | Scottish nobleman and politician)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1653 - 1712

Biography

Archibald Douglas, 1st Earl of Forfar, was a Scottish peer. He was the second son and youngest child of Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus and 1st Earl of Ormond. He was made the Earl of Forfar in 1661. He was a Privy Counsellor to both King William II and Queen Anne from 1689 until his death in 1712 and voted for the Act of Union.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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MS 2: Biblia Sacra [Bible. Latin. Vulgate], c 1300

 Item
Identifier: MS 2
Scope and Contents The manuscript contains the complete text of the Vulgate. It also contains the Interpretationes nominum hebraicorum ('Interpretations of the Hebrew names'), a list, mostly in alphabetical order, of Hebrew names found in the Bible, attributed to Stephen Langton (died 1228); each Hebrew name is accompanied by a short explanation in Latin.At the beginning of Nehemiah, a second hand has added the numeral for 'second'...
Dates: c 1300

MS 18: Historia Scholastica by Petrus Comestor , 13h century

 Item
Identifier: MS 18
Scope and Contents The manuscript contains the Historia Scholastica, an abridged version of the Bible written around 1170 by Petrus Comestor for the students of the cathedral school of Paris. The text consists in the retelling of stories (hence the name historia) taken from the Bible and in their explanation. It became an essential part of the curriculum of the theological school and greatly influenced popular Bibles produced in the 13th and...
Dates: 13h century

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Historia scholastica 1
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Interpretationes Hebraicorum nominum 1
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